There is a lot to like about Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. I loved how the score interpolated both Laszlo Schifrin’s original theme song (5/4 time signature, bitches!) and Pucini’s Turandot.
And Christopher McQuarrie has grown into a solid action director.
But by far the best thing about the movie is Rebecca Ferguson. Stunningly sexy, granted, but her character is also superlatively competent (at turns rescuing and outsmarting Tom Cruise’s character) and — this is a big deal for a Hollywood action movie — actually essential to the plot. By far the most interesting woman in all five Mission: Impossible films.